Review for Losing Hope by Colleen Hoover

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Well, it's official. CoHo has done it again with Losing Hope. Now, I know most you are probably sick of this alternate POV trend as I was. I mean, why not write a book with dual POV in the first place. Anyway, CoHo has written something very insightful about why she wrote Losing Hope on her blog, which you can find here.

Now onto our review...

In a nutshell, Losing Hope is more than just a retelling of Hopeless. Yes, we know what happened already so why should we bother reading the same story again? Well, as I mentioned above there is more to it than just retelling the same story in Hopeless. We get to see/read about two new characters, Les and Daniel. Les is not really new but we get to know her a little better here. We also get to know the enigma that is Dean Holder.

It's been a long time since I've read Hopeless and I have actually forgotten how swoony Holder can be. I swear, if you loved him in Hopeless, you will fall in love with him more in this book, if that's even possible. And you get to see his tortured and wounded side, which was just totally heartbreaking.

In this book, we also get to explore or at least, we get a clearer picture of the relationship between Les and Holder. Gah! Those journal entries had me bawling like a baby. And the fact that Holder poured out his feelings to his sister through that journal was just heartbreaking. And although we pretty much knew what happened to Les, as it was already revealed in Hopeless, reading it again from Holder's POV was just gut-wrenching.

Plus of course, we really get to see how Holder felt about Sky from the moment he saw her and his developing feelings towards her. Swoon! I mean really, I'm 34 years old but their story still gets to me.

I just love the way CoHo writes her books. There's an honesty and openness, coupled with her effortless prose that makes reading her books easy. Easy in a sense that the story just flows wonderfully, from the highs to the lows, through the conflicts and resolutions without the reader ever feeling duped or short-changed. There are no purple prose here, folks. It's just concise and straightforward writing. Nothing more. And it works every time. It's definitely worth reliving Holder and Sky's story all over again.

ARC provided by Atria through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

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BOOK BLITZ: Catching Liam

 In celebration of the release of Catching Liam by Sophia Bleu, Ever After Romance Book Blog will be hosting a giveaway and sharing some fun and exciting stuff with you. I will also be giving you a sneak peak of Catching Liam and of course, where you can purchase the book.

Enjoy!

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Synopsis

 Twenty-one year-old Jillian Nichols only has one rule when it comes to boys: catch and release. Boy-catching isn't just a game for Jillian and her friends, it's a lifestyle. After all, boys might be good for a dance or a drink and certainly a little under-cover action of the scandalous variety, but expect much else and you're bound for heart ache.

So when her best friends and fellow boy catchers start dropping like flies junior year, Jillian is determined to keep boys in her bedroom and out of her heart. Until she meets Liam McAvoy, the kind of guy that sticks around to make waffles and who can't—or perhaps won't—take a hint.

Study abroad student Liam doesn't want to be another notch on Jillian's bedpost. Actually he has much more interesting ideas for Jillian and her bedposts, but his student visa's set expiration date means he can't promise her forever. That doesn't mean he's going to walk away from the challenge of discovering why Jillian is hell-bent at keeping people at a distance.

Before long, neither is sure who is catching who—or if they're playing for keeps. Jillian knows one thing though: falling in love will not only break the only rule of boy-catching, it could also break her heart.

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Good Girls Stylebook

In Catching Liam, Jillian’s style is all about comfort.  Even when she’s out for the night, she needs her wedges to be comfortable while looking hot.  You’re more likely to catch her sporting a t-shirt and skinny jeans than dresses to class.  And she’s a little sentimental (MeMa’s dish towels not pictured.)

Jillian Style by sophia-bleu featuring shirt tops


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Teaser: Chapter 1  

 

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Purchase Links for Catching Liam 

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About the Author 

Sophia Bleu would  rather be walking on the beach than watching TV. She’s a hopeless romantic, a fan of kissing scenes, and she’s  always hunting for her next book boyfriend. She writes YA books by day and books about falling in love by night. That might make her a super hero.

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 Giveaway: (1) Winner of Catching Liam Swag Pack (sticker and magnet). Open internationally.  

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Promo Blast: The Player by Laura DeLuca

Hey, my lovelies!

Ever After Romance Book Blog is proud to be a part of Laura DeLuca's Player Promo Blast. I will be posting some delicious excerpts from book and where you can buy her book. Enjoy!

Description:

Joshua Handover had it all. He was handsome, rich, athletic, and had always been popular with the ladies. Yet, until he gets paired up with his beautiful but shy lab partner, Rosa, he never allowed himself to fall in love.

As the chemistry between them grows, Josh realizes that his player days have come to end. But it seems his change of heart has come too late. Not only is Rosa leery of his bad boy reputation, he has four vindictive ex-girlfriends who are on a rampage. At first he doesn’t take their threats seriously, but then his tires are slashed, someone tries to poison him, and one of the girls turns up dead. Josh doesn’t know who to trust, but one thing is certain. It definitely isn’t worth the price he’s paying to be a player.